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The American Red Cross will help 2,500 students across the U.S. receive training for entry-level healthcare careers through the Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training (NAT) program thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation. The program is available…

After this week’s snow, AccuWeather is reporting the region should expect record breaking warm temperatures this coming weekend. AccuWeather.com reports a brief, but major shift in the weather pattern will send warm air northward and will produce a zone of…

The faith-affirming film, ‘Christmas Candle,’ will be making its Connecticut premiere at theAMC Loews theater on Farmington Avenue. The Hometown Connection, the all-volunteer monthly newspaper of Plainville, is serving as the conduit for tickets, working with local churches whose parishioners…

Snowstorm Targets New York City to Boston AccuWeather Global Weather Center — 17 December 2013 — AccuWeather.com reports after a snowstorm dropped as much as 14 inches of snow in New England this weekend, another round…

The Town’s policy regarding damage to mailboxes during snow plowing operations is as follows: (1) Mailboxes and/or posts will be replaced only if they are actually struck by the snowplow. There must be physical contact between the plow and the…

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in a press release urged residents to avoid travel during the first significant snowstorm of the season. The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Watches for most of the state from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday morning. “Although…

Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to half-staff on Saturday, Dec. 14 in honor of the 20 children and six adults who were killed on December 14, 2012 at Sandy Hook…

The Southington Scholarship Program, a local affiliate to both the Miss Connecticut and the Miss America Scholarship Programs, announced that it is looking for contestants for its upcoming pageant to be held Jan. 5. Miss Southington will be an “open”…

By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – At 4-6 this year, the Plainville football squad put together a quality campaign, to say the least. Being one of the smallest schools in all the Central Connecticut Conference, it’s always a battle…

By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE – The Plainville girls basketball team is back in action on Wednesday, Dec. 11 and open up against a very tough outfit in the form of Rocky Hill in a CCC Interdivisional game from…

The Plainville Police Department has reported the following arrests. Jordan T. Rutledge, 22, of 31 Summer St., Bristol, was charged on Dec. 1 with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace. Bond was set at $5,000 with a…